Dispensing apparatus



Aug. 19 1924. 1,505,503

S. STEWART DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed Aug. 16. 1923 Patented Aug. 19, 1924.

QFFICE' SCOTT STEWART, F BIVESVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA.

DISPENSING APPARATUS.

Application filed August 16, .1923. Serial No. 657,797.

ratus, and more particularly to an appara tus for dispensing single phonograph needles, soda water straws, tooth picks and the like. I

An object of the invention is to provide a normally closed container in which the con tents are protected from dust and dirt hav ing means for dispensing the contents thereof singly.

A further object is the provision of a device of simple construction and relatively few parts.

A further object is the provisionof a'de: vice'of this character consisting of a, container and a rotatable cylinder adapted to deliver a single one of the contents upon each revolution. 1

In the accompanying drawings, 1 have shown several embodiments of the invention.

In this showing:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of, one form of the invention,

Figure 2 is a front elevation,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional line 3-3 of Figure 2, a

Figure 1 is an end elevation of another form of the invention,

Figure 5 is a plan view, I

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view on line 6--6 of Figure 5, I

Figure 7 is a similar View on line 7-7 of Figure 5,

Figure 8 is a front elevationof another form of the invention,

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a slide employed in connection with the form of the invention shown in Figures 4 to 7,

Figure 10 is a sectional view on line 1010 of 8, and,

Figure 11 is a vertical sectional view on line 1111 of Figure 8.

Referring to Figures 1 to 3 of the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates a suitable base or support adapted to receive a container 2. As shown, the container consists of a cylindrical portion substantially view on semicircular in shape having endwalls).

An oscillating cylinder 4 is. mounted in the casing and is slightly spaced therefrom,as indicated at 5. As shown, the cylinder is mounted on a shaftor pin 6, which isre ceived in suitable notches 7 in the end walls. The cylinder is retained in position by means of latch members 8, pivotally mounted on the end walls and retained in operative position by means of springs 9. As shown, the wall of the cylinder is provided with a cut-out portion 10 and one edge of thiscut-k out portion is provided with a resilient lip 11, extending across the space 5 and adapted to receive a phonograph needle or the llke, as shown in F igureS of the drawings One edge of the wall 2 of the casing is provided with a shelf 12. The endwalls of the casing are provided with inwardlyextending projections 13 and 14, adapted to form guides for a slide 15, normally closing the opening inthe casing. As shown, a spring 16 is arranged behind this slideand is adapted to retain the lower edge of the slide in engagement with the adjacent edge of the casing. The cylindrical member is provided with end walls 17 and lugs 18 are formed on the outside of, these end walls adjacent the lip l1.- The slide is likewise provided with lugs 19, arranged betweenthe end walls 3 of the casing and the enol'walls 17 of the cylinder, andadapted to be engaged by the lugs 18 when the cylinder is rotated to slightly raisethe slide and permit a phonograph needle or thelike to be delivered onto the shelf 12. A handle 20 is formed on one end of the shaft 6 to permit rotation of the cylinder. I

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 4 to 7 of the drawings, the stationary casing 21 extends substantially three-quarters of a circle in transversecross section and is providedwith end walls 22 formed'of circular plates or disks. A rotating cylinder 23 of/similar construction is arranged in the casing and mounted on the shaft 6. The opening in the casing is normally closed by a slide 24 shown in de tail in Figure'9 of the drawings. As shown, the slide is provided with an extension 25 having a slot 26 adapted to receive a pin 27 carried by the casing. The slide is further provided with a handle 28 to permitit to be 'openedor closed. This construction also embodies the lugs 18 and 19 by means of which the slide is opened, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings, for the delivery of an articlewlien the cylinder is rotated.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 8, 10 and 11 of the drawings,.the apparatus is adapted to dispense articles on either side, and is shown of a sufficient length to dispense soda water straws. As shown, it consists of a base 29 having a casing consisting of a substantially semi-circular bottom 30 and end walls 31. A shelf 32 is formed at each side of the casing. A cylinder 33is mounted on the casing and adapted to rotate. As shown, the cylinder is provided with end walls 34, having a shaft 35 extending through them. The ends of the shaft are adapted to be received in slots36 in the end plates 31 of the casing and these end plates are provided with pivoted latch members 37 normally retained inoperative position by means of springs 38. The cylinder is provided with a pair of cut-out portrons-39, separated'from each other by a thickened portion 40 and these cut-out portions are of the proper size to receive a soda water straw, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 11 of the drawings. Opposite the cut-out portions, the cylinder is provided with" a removable portion 41, retained inv position by a latch 42. This latchis secured to a handle43, extending through the re movable portion, as shown.

In the operation of the form or the in-r vention shown in Figures 1 to 3 of the drawings, the cylinder 4 is rotated a part of a revolutionina clockwise direction in Figure 3 'of-the drawings, to bring the resilient lip 11 to a position adjacent the shelf 12. The lip 11, having a spring tension, always engages the inner wall of the casing, and prevents the phonograph needles or other articles, from entering the space between the cylinder and the casing. One of the articles contained'in the casing 2 will ride upon the edge of the lip and when the lug'18 engages the lug 19 to raise the slide 15, the article will bedelivered onto the shelf. As the slide :15 may only be moved a limited distance, the engagement of the lugs 18-and 19 limits themovement of the cylinder. the sleeve is returned'to its normal position, the spring 16 returns the slide to its closed position. The cylinder may be removed from the casing to refill it by unfastening the latches 8 on the end oi the shaft.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 4 to 7 of the drawings, the operationis substantially the same. To refill the casing in this form of the invention, the slide is moved upwardly and the phonoraph needles or the like placed in the cats ing through the opening normally closed by the slide.

In the formofthe invention shown in Figures-"8, 1O andll of the drawings, the c.yl-

hen

, subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. Ina device of the character described, a casing comprising a pair of segmental end walls and a curved bottom, the top of said casing being open, a cylinder mounted in said casing with the axis of the cylinder arranged at right angles to said end walls, the side wall of said cylinder being providedwith a cut-out portion forming an edge adapted to receive materials in the bottom of said casing and carry them upwardly, and a slide normally closing the open poi" tion of said casing. 1

2. In a device of the character described, a casing comprising a pair of segmental end walls and a curved bottom, the top of said casing being open, a cylinder mounted in said casing with the axis of the c lindcr arranged at right'angles to saiden 'walls,

the sidewall of said cylinder being provided with a cut-out portion forming an edge adapted to receive materials in the bottom of said casing and carry them upwardly,

'a slide normally closing'the opening in the casing, and lugs formed on said slideand the edge of said cylinder adapted to raise said slide when said cylinder is rotated.

3. In a deviceof the character described, a; casing comprising a pair of segmental end walls and a curved bottom, the top of said casing being open, a cylinder mounted in said casing with the axis of the cylinder arranged at right angles to said end walls, guides mounted on said end walls and extending over said cylinder, a slide mounted in said guides and normally closing the open portion of said casing, said cylinder being provided with an opening parallel to its axis forming an edge adapted to receive an article in the bottom of said casing and carry it upwardly upon rotation of said arranged at right angles to said end walls, I guides mounted on said. end walls and extending over said cylinder, a slide mounted in said guides and normally closing the open portion of said casing, said cylinder being provided with an opening parallel to its axis forming an edge adapted to receive an article in the bottom of said casing and carry it upwardly upon rotation of said cylinder, and projecting lugs formed on said guide and the edge of said cylinder to raise said guide upon rotation of said cylinder.

5. In a device of the character described, a casing comprising a pair of segmental end walls and a curved bottom, the top of said casing being open, a cylinder mounted in said casing with the axis of the cylinder arranged at right angles to said end walls, the walls of said cylinder being slightly spaced from said curved bottom, a slide normally closing the opening in the casing, said cylinder being provided with an opening parallel to its axis, one edge of said opening being thickened to contact with the curvedb'ottom of said casing, said thickened edge forming a resilient lip to receive an article in the bottom of said casing and carry it upwardly upon rotation of said cylinder, and means controlled by the rotation of said cylinder for opening said slide.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SCOTT STEVART.

Witnesses:

MARIE C. OALDARA, LOUISE FARRELL, 

